做菜 (zuò cài) — to cook (dishes), to prepare food
Definition
Everyday verb for cooking a dish or preparing a meal at home. Use 做饭 for the broader act of making a meal, and 烹饪 for formal or professional cooking.
verb
to cook (dishes)to prepare food
Examples
- 做菜。Tā měi tiān xià bān hòu dōu yào huí jiā zuò cài.She has to go home and cook after work every day.
- 。Jīn tiān nǐ lái zuò yí dào cài ba.Today you make one dish.
- 做菜，。Wǒ xué zuò cài xué le liǎng nián, xiàn zài huì zuò hěn duō zhòng cài.I've been learning to cook for two years, and now I can make many kinds of dishes.
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